Michael Coates, 31, was asleep in his family home on Westward Ho, Grimsby, on Saturday, when the house alarm went off at 6am after intruders entered the garage.
But by the time he had got up and got to the front of the house – after his neighbour had banged on the door – the thieves were gone.
The offenders had opened garage door, without damaging it, to get in and taken two empty Dulux paint tins which Mr Coates had left over from when he painted the living room last year.
But the thieves had left other valuable items untouched, including a Flymo lawn mower and a garden hosepipe – which made him think the burglars may have had a plan.
Mr Coates said he was "livid" when he realised what had happened because "the old paint tins made good decoration in the dull garage".
He said: "I had been cleaning my car the week before and had the garage open most of the morning with the paint tins fully on show.
"The way they had come in and taken those two tins and had gone so quickly was as if they knew exactly what they were looking for.
"Be careful when you open your garage door – you never know who could be walking past."
Humberside Police are now investigating the crime and trying to get hold of CCTV from nearby cameras.
A spokesman said: "Two Dulux paint tins were reported stolen from a garage at some time between 5.30am on Friday, April 5, and 6.30am on Saturday, April 6.
"Officers are trying to source CCTV images and we would ask members of the public to be on the lookout for them and to come forward with any information."
Information to police on 101, quoting log number 141 of Saturday, April 6, 2013.
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